maiming
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Maiming — Maim Maim (m[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maimed} (m[=a]md);p. pr. & vb. n. {Maiming}.] [OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier, mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare, mahennare; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac ha[ n]a to mutilate,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maiming — Synonyms and related words: bankruptcy, breakage, breakdown, castration, collapse, crack up, crippling, damage, demasculinization, destruction, detriment, dilapidation, disablement, disrepair, effeminization, emasculation, encroachment, harm,… … Moby Thesaurus
maiming — meɪm v. mutilate, disfigure, cripple, cause to be disabled; damage, harm, make useless … English contemporary dictionary
maiming — maimˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑maim … Useful english dictionary
Mutilation — or maiming is an act of physical injury that degrades the appearance or function of any living body, usually without causing death. Contents 1 Usage 2 Punishment 3 Mutilation as human punishment 4 Footnotes … Wikipedia
Isaac Woodard — Isaac Woodard, Jr., often written Isaac Woodward, (March 18, 1919 September 23, 1992) was an African American World War II veteran whose 1946 beating and maiming, hours after being discharged from the United States Army, sparked national outrage… … Wikipedia
Bagram torture and prisoner abuse — In 2005, The New York Times obtained a 2,000 page United States Army report concerning the homicides of two unarmed civilian Afghan prisoners by U.S. armed forces in 2002 at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (also Bagram Collection Point or… … Wikipedia
Rough and tumble — The first use of the term rough and tumble for fighting dates back to the early 1700s in the North American frontier. [http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2001/jmanlyart gorn 0401.htm] Rough and tumble fighting was the original American no holds… … Wikipedia
Roger Yates — is a lecturer in sociology at University College Dublin and the University of Wales, specializing in animal rights. He is a former executive committee member of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), a former Animal Liberation … Wikipedia
πηρώσει — πήρωσις maiming fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) πηρώσεϊ , πήρωσις maiming fem dat sg (epic) πήρωσις maiming fem dat sg (attic ionic) πηρόω maim aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) πηρόω maim fut ind mid 2nd sg πηρόω maim fut ind act 3rd sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
